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All Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:19:35 -0400

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Loss of a Yankee SSBN, the K-219 accident

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:06:28 -0500

Although the book Hostile Waters, published in 1997, is based on the true story of K-219, this article is a more accurate technical representation of what took place – it leaves out the “Hollywood” aspects and describes the heroic efforts of a crew attempting to save a submarine....

Captain Britanov states that in the eyes of his government, there were no heroes on K-219. When asked the number of times he is called to be a guest lecturer at Russian functions, he simply states, “None – I do not tell the story the way my government wants me to tell it. I did not collide with an American sub.”

Crazy Ivan: A True Story of Submarine Espionage

Wed, 30 Nov 2005 14:22:47 -0500

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A matter of risk: The incredible inside story of the CIA's Hughes Glomar Explorer mission to raise a

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:54:02 -0400

	ASIN: 0394424328 Binding: Hardcover

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Red Star Rogue : The Untold Story of a Soviet Submarine's Nuclear Strike Attempt on the U.S.

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:37:20 -0400

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Russian Submarine K-129 and the CIA Project Jennifer

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:01:37 -0400

This is probably one of the best stories of the Cold War. A sunken Soviet missile sub that may have been hijacked, a possible rogue missile launch against Pearl Harbor, and the Navy and CIA scrambling to find and recover the sub. Oh and there's an eccentric billionaire. I don't know if it gets any better especially since it seems to be mostly true. :-) Here are some links with a fair amount of reading and some good illustrations of the unusual and classified hardware involved in this story.

The Amazing Story of the K-129 large page on the sinking and recovery

Russian K-129 description wikipedia.org entry

Russian submarine escape suit

Fri, 14 Oct 2005 15:07:55 -0400

Here's a fun article by a British author describing his recently purchased Russian submarine escape suit. The suit, model IDA59, is a 1960's vintage bit of equipment which is free of electronics and has a depth limitation of 300meters. Interestingly, it uses a highly reactive scrubber compound known as '03' which when combined with water it will dissolve glass!

This suit was worn by officers escaping from the Soviet submarine Komsomolets after the boat caught fire and sank. One note is that the author describes this suit as used in the deepest ever ascent from a submarine. I'd add that the sailors were in an escape pod and I believe were not at ambient pressure during the ascent to the surface.

The author describes the suit and rebreather and does a couple of test dives but doesn't give much detail on how it went.

I wish I could post a photo of this suit, but just go to the first link here to read the whole review and see some photos of the author testing it.

Divernet article - Russian rebreather suit

Komsomolets submarine - Federation of American Scientists description of submarine, the accident and wreck status with photos

October Fury

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:38:09 -0400

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Mir: two Russian submersibles

Fri, 09 Sep 2005 13:05:27 -0400

The Mir I and Mir II are battery-powered, three-person submersibles with a maximum operating depth of 6,000 m (20,000 ft). This ties the Mirs with the French submersible Nautile as the second-deepest-diving submersibles in the world. The Japanese Shinkai 6500 is the leader, with a depth rating of 6,500 m...

Sub Command

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:54:50 -0400

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Sub Command

Fri, 09 Sep 2005 18:35:26 -0400

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Russian Sub - 2005 status of the K-159 wreck

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:46:32 -0400

The K-159 was an aging Russian nuclear submarine that had been decommisioned in 1989. While under tow to a dismantlement yard it sank, killing 9 of 10 crew aboard. The boat now lies in 240m of water near Kildin Island in the Barents Sea. Some information on the stalled salvage work and how radioactive leaks may occur.

Bellona article...

RED STAR UNDER THE BALTIC : A Firsthand Account of Life on board a Soviet Submarine in World War 2

Fri, 09 Sep 2005 18:31:50 -0400

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Russian Submarines - The First Soviet Giants

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:03:11 -0400

By Norman Polmar

Early in World War II the Soviet Navy occasionally employed submarines as transports for small numbers of people, usually saboteurs and "agents," and limited cargo. This situation changed when German forces began the siege of the Crimean port of Sevastopol. When Soviet defenses collapsed in the Crimea in the fall of 1941, about 110,000 soldiers, sailors, and marines remained in the beleaguered port. Soviet ships and submarines, running a gauntlet of bombs and shells, brought men, munitions, and supplies into the city.

K-19 - The Widowmaker

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:46:33 -0400

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